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High Justicier

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

In old French and Canadian law. A feudal lord who exercised the right called "high justice." Guyot, Inst. Feud. c. 26.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A feudal lord who asserted the rights of high justice.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

In old French and Canadian law. A feudal lord who exercised the right called “high justice.” Guyot, Inst. Feod. c. 26.